The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-02
Washington County.
Barre.


AN upright Fischer piano was placed in
Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Roberts rooms at w. A.
Perry's for their use by Mr.. Wilder of Mont
peier last week Wednesday. = A whist
party was held at the residence of Mason
T. Page last Wednesday evening. -
Last Thursday G. II. Bassett drew from the
quarries block of granite for a base to a
monument requiring the use of eighteen
horses. The block weighed little over
fifteen tons. - We were told by one
man from the neighborhood of the quarries
that, standing in his back door, he counted,
one day last week, at one time thirty eight
horses waiting for loads of granite; and this
only at one or two of the many quarries
would indicate that some company must
soon build railroad to the quarres in order
to keep up with the increase of the business
another season. 80 II. G.. Leonard's team
drew the granite for spire from Park
hurst's quarry last week that weighed
nearly twenty-five tons in the rough. He
expects soon to draw a larger one from
there, as Parkhurst is to get out a spire that
Will finish thirty-three feet and four inches
~ length, and proportioned accordingly.
- The cotillion party at Blanchard s
last Friday evening was attended by thirty
seven couples. - The thaw of Friday
night left the roads in a very icy condition
and the boys took advantage of the same to
do good deal of coasting Saturday after
noon and evening down Academy hill and
on Main street, matter the bailiffs will do
yell to look after, as somebody is going to
get seriously hurt unless the sport is
stopped. - The meeting of the members
Of the Congregational society that was to
have taken place last Saturday, to see about
the completion of their church, was, on ac-
count of the storm, adjourned four weeks.
- There was large turnout at the
Universalist sociable last Friday evening,
the Ladies Union clearing about so. -
The attendance at the Methodist Sunday
school has been steadily increasing for some
time, and last Sunday there were two hun
dred and five scholars in attendance, which
speaks well for the interest in the school.
80 a circular with twenty-six names at
tached was distributed around our village
last week advising that our citizens have
their houses numbered, etc. and that each
one pay for the numbering of his own prop
erty. 1t is a good idea and will no doubt
be done when circumstances call for it, but
we should prefer to see larger proportion
OF names, to such circular of persons own
ing real estate, as only ten out of the
twenty-six are owners of houses or lands.
- The annual donation for the benefit
of the pastor of the Methodist church will
occur next week Wednesday afternoon and
evening at the parsonage. All friends will
be welcome. - We read in the Book of
books, " If the blind lead the blind" etc. A
modern version, we think, might read, " If
the drunk lead those that drink all four
shall fall into the ditch" AT least that is
the way it was Saturday evening at one
place in our village. 60 We expect soon
to have two :" COW boys " in our midst as
G. b. Martin and Clayton Perry are practic-
ing riding on some of John Trow's ponies
that came in last week from the West.
- Miss Jessie Couthou of Chicago is to
give reading at the Opera hall this (Wed-
nesday) evening. Miss Couthoui comes well
recommended, and it will no doubt be a
treat to such as are so fortunate as to hear
her. - The railroad has got so near
Williamstown that the inhabitants of that
borough can hear the whistle-for their
money - The Clan Gordon " concert
last Saturday was a success, the hall being
filed and all the parts well sustained. Gen
eral satisfaction was expressed with the en-
tertainment. - The Ladies' Aid Society
will give a sociable at the Methodist vestry
Friday evening. Oysters will be served
from six to eight o'clock. A good time is
=. ~nected - Nellie French is clerking
in the bakery for w. G. Jones. - Mrs
Homer Fits is improving slowly. -
Watson, son of A. ID. Morse, returned home
last Thursday. He had been with relatives
or friends at Felchville or Reading -
o. |. Daniels has again put job-team on
the road to do all kinds Of trucking.
w. ID. Hooker has so far recovered from his
sickness as to be able to again attend to his
business. - Mr.. and Mrs David Carlton
commemoration of their fiftieth wedding
day.
Berlin.
THERE is to be a weigh party at chapel
hall Tuesday evening, the Sth All are
cordially invited - Mr.. Rollin Stewart
is very sick with congestion of the lungs.
80 Mrs p. n. Dustin is suffering from
rheumatism. - Tom Corcoran has got
on to crutches and his health is improving.
Cabot.
THE Grand Army post had $50 house
last week to hear Mr. Tewksburys lecture
on Gettysburg. Every one was much
pleased with the lecture. - The annual
visit is to be held at Rev. Mr.. Russell's
Tuesday evening next, February s. Mr.
and Mrs. Russell say the house is elastic
and they hope it may be tried to its utmost
capacity. We take that to mean that every
one is invited. - Cyrus Bradish, an
Wisconsin, is in town visiting his former
acquaintances.
ABOUT forty of her schoolmates were very
pleasantly entertained by Miss Glee Kent
at her fathers last Friday evening.
Some sixty of the neighbors of Moses Good.
ell gave him house-warming last Friday
afternoon and evening. 80 William Kel-
ton and family move this week to his farm
in Glover, 60 Leon Sanders has bad
hand, caused by his interviewing a buzz
saw at Putnam's. - The funeral services
of Ardin Martin were held in the vestry at
Maple Corner last Friday. - Mrs. Mary
Morse is quite feeble. She will be eighty
seven years old in April. &C. w. S.
lde returned home from atrip to SaXonville
Mass, last Friday. =- Lee Leonard is the
present leader of the Calais and Woodbury.
cornet band. - Asbury Saunders eX-
poets to move to Massachusetts the first OF
March. - T. T. Lamphere has bought
several carloads of western corn This win
ter. 1t was delivered at Plainfeld.
East Calais.
The Ladies' Social Circle met last Thurs
day with Mrs. A. Dwinell. The ladies voted
to use the money in the treasury for paper
- The Good Templars played the
drama, "Aunt Dnahs Pledge" at their
meeting last Friday evening. Quite large
number We're in attendance it being also
the quarterly election of officers. 80 On
the 25th day of January, 1866, double we'd
ding took place at the home of Charles b.
Marsh, the brides being his daughters Ellen
and Elmina, the former marrying NJ. G..
Remission, the latter w. f. Bliss. Ellen
and her husband settled on farm near by,
while Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss went West, and
have spent most of their lives since in Ohio.
Last week Tuesday the two sisters and their
respective families met at their old home
for the first time since their marriage to
celebrate their wedding anniversary. The
occasion was of course a very pleasant one,
although saddened by the thought of those
who We're present before whose places are
now vacant. Some of the wedding cake
was preserved, and if not quite as fresh
tasting, was certainly nice looking, as your
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